Category Archives: Friday post

Negotiation

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Stuart

How do you negotiate? Do you negotiate? Anybody who is in business needs to negotiate – price, quantity, service levels, delivery dates, anything and everything. It’s something I’ve got interested in recently. Many people approach a negotiation with clenched fists, … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to the NI Card

Posted on July 22, 2011 by admin

Alongside your first legal pub visit and the first time you bunny-hopped your mum’s car down the street, the receipt of a shiny piece of plastic with 9 characters embossed across the centre – your NI card – is one … Continue reading →

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Googling Yourself

Posted on June 17, 2011 by admin

I was pleasantly surprised recently that on typing “harrogate accountants” into Google, this blog came out top of the organic search results.  Not bad for a man who does his own SEO! Although it seems to rise and fall up … Continue reading →

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Budgets and Forecasts

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Stuart

Do you have a budget for your business? A lot of big businesses now see “budget” as a dirty word.  They associate it with an old fashioned fixed target approach.  Budgets are fine for the public sector, they tell me, … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire Business Market

Posted on May 6, 2011 by admin

Just to say that we’ll be at Yorkshire Business Market on the 9th, in the Derwent room. Make sure you come and say “Hello” if you’re going to be there! Would you like a free hour consultation with Northcote?  If … Continue reading →

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Writing a business plan – a rough guide

Posted on April 22, 2011 by admin

Everybody in business needs a plan. It doesn’t matter how big or small you are, you need to know where your business is going and how you’re going to get there.  It’s a living document – something you’ll review frequently. … Continue reading →

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What is the Game Layer?

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Stuart

It’s important to keep asking “what’s next?” Even if you are “just an accountant!” Many of my peers in the accounting and similar industries have been getting quite excited about social networking of late.  I can always tell who has … Continue reading →

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Lessons learnt from Lord Sugar

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Stuart

Friday’s post – where I worry less about tax changes and keywords and more about writing something exciting. I never watched the Apprentice.  I can see how the often self delusional, publicity desparate participants made for great TV but it passed … Continue reading →

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